Prometido in english
pronunciation: prɑməst part of speech: adjective
prometer = have + the potential (to/for) ; swear to + Infinitivo ; promise ; pledge ; hold out + prospect ; hold out + promise ; vow ; take + an oath ; be promissory of ; take + a vow ; have + Posesivo + word ; vouchsafe.
Example: They have achieved this status because they have the potential to store a relatively large number of documents.Example: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Example: CD-ROM promises to revive the fading dream of cooperative centralised computerised cataloguing.Example: Although Canada has pledged to phase out the use of halon gas by the year 2000, alternative gases are being developed.Example: The processing of electronic signals holds out the prospect of the automation of tasks which involve representations of information.Example: Information technology holds out the promise of an improved information flow.Example: The prosecutor vowed to fight what he considered an unjust law.Example: The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.Example: The movie trailer was promissory of action and adventure, but the film itself was a bore.Example: This means that you must take a vow and refuse to raise children in an atmosphere of violence, both physical and mental.Example: You have my word I will not vote for Kerry for president.Example: Spurred at first by curiosity, then by necessity, Barbara takes it upon herself to discover what actually happened to Lucrezia and therefore vouchsafe her own safety.more:
» cumplir lo prometido = deliver + the goods .
Example: The article is entitled 'Canadian librarians explore ways to deliver the goods in tough times'.» hacer prometer = extort + a promise .
Example: She told him all about it after extorting the most solemn promises of secrecy.» prometer demasiado = over-promise .
Example: Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.» prometer el oro y el moro = promise + the earth ; promise + the moon (and the stars) .
Example: Other political parties promise the earth, but don't actually provide policies that will deliver the goods. Example: Politicians will promise the moon to get your vote, then, give you nothing when they get elected.» prometer en matrimonio = betroth .
Example: In 1491 Margaret of Austria, betrothed to Charles VIII from a young age, was abruptly displaced by Anne of Brittany.» prometer la luna (y las estrellas) = promise + the earth ; promise + the moon (and the stars) .
Example: Other political parties promise the earth, but don't actually provide policies that will deliver the goods. Example: Politicians will promise the moon to get your vote, then, give you nothing when they get elected.» prometer lealtad = pledge + allegiance .
Example: Usually, blood oaths are a way to 'pledge allegiance' (not the flag pledge, I mean) to a god or group.» prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities ; bode + well ; augur + well .
Example: Laser optical videodisc technology promises great possibilities for information organisation, storage, retrieval and transfer. Example: Advances in artificial intelligence bode well for knowledge-rich learning. Example: Given its healthy sales, a filmed version of the book augured well as a money-spinning venture.» prometer mucho, ser muy prometedor, ser muy buena señal, ser un buen agüero = augur + well .
Example: Given its healthy sales, a filmed version of the book augured well as a money-spinning venture.» prometer ser interesante = promise + to be interesting .
Example: The future of citation indexing promises to be interesting.prometido1 = betrohed ; fiancé ; husband-to-be ; bridegroom ; wife-to-be ; groom-to-be.
Example: Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.Example: Spouses, fiancés/fiancees, and adopted children of U.S. citizens receive priority in this new immigration system.Example: The groom's role is changing and husbands-to-be are getting more hands-on when it comes to wedding preparations.Example: A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party = A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party.Example: He first started dating his wife-to-be at age 24, when she was 13.Example: The engagement was a momentous occasion in the Bayne household and the local newspaper noted that the groom-to-be was 'an architect, late of London, but now an American citizen'.prometido2
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» cumplir (con) lo prometido = come up with + the goods ; keep (to) + Posesivo + word(s) ; live up to + Posesivo + word(s) ; deliver + Posesivo + promise ; stick to + Posesivo + word(s) .
Example: They will come up with the goods; the police know what they are doing; they would not have mounted such a massive operation based on nothing. Example: Much to my surprise, they kept their word. Example: Obama is living up to his word that he will remove the main forces out of Iraq. Example: Its not that he fails to deliver his promises, people just take them and blow them out of proportion, and then get disappointed. Example: She firmly declined his offer, and stuck to her words all the way = Ella rechazó con firmeza la oferta que él le hizo y mantuvo su palabra hasta el final.» cumplir (con) + lo prometido = be as good as + Posesivo + word .
Example: He was as good as his word, and invited me to take a tour around the packing plant with Patricia, the manager there.» lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise .
Example: A promise is a promise and in the election campaign they made the Australian people a number of promises.» no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise .
Example: There is growing unease in management circles that IT investments are falling short of their promise.» tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the ; promised land, the ; land of milk and honey, the .
Example: The article 'Affiliated membership -- land of cream and honey' describes what has been done towards recognition of technical staff in libraries by the LA. Example: The article is entitled 'Into the promised land: some notes on the new Birmingham Central Library'. Example: Ireland has been described by many poets and story-tellers as the land of milk and honey.